Improvement in seeder and cultivator



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Leners Patent No. 88,787, cated April" 13, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEDER .AND CULTIVATOR Hab- To all whom it may concern Be it' known that we, E. W. HEWITT and GEORGE GORHAM, of Pecatonica, in the county of Winnebago, and State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Seeder and Cultivator; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters marked thereon, making a part of this description, in which- Figure l is a perspective representation of' our improved seeder and cultivator.

Figure 2, an elevation of the seeder removed from the frame, and arranged to receive seed-grain,

Figure 3, an elevation of the same, arranged tosow grain in drills.

Figure 4, an elevation of the grain broadcast.

Figure 5, a longitudinal section, taken on the line a; x, iig. 8.

Figure 6, an elevation of the slide for closing the seeder, removed. Y

Figure 7 represents the manner in which the cultivator is attached to the axle-tree.

Figure 8, a transverse section of on the line z z, iig. 2.

. Figure 9, a view of the gearing which drives the seeder.

The nature of the present invention consists- First, in the novel construction of a seed-cylinder, which is so arranged, by means of slots, or perforations, and an outer case, consisting of bands and strips, that the latter may be s'et to clo'se a portion ofthe perforations when grain is to be sown in drills, and uncover the perforations when grain is to be sown broadcast; and, in combination with the foregoing, a peculiarlyarranged slide, by means of which access is had to the inside of the cylinder.

Second, in the novel arrangement of the cultivatingattachment at the rear of the axle.

A is the axle-tree;

B, the wheels;

C, the frame; and

T, the tongue of an ordinary sulky-seeder and cultivator, which are common devices, and they therefore need no'particular description.

V represents standards, which are put through'mortises in the frame 0, and so arranged to be raised and lowered by means of pins put through holes in their upper ends, that a cylindrical seeder, G, mayoccupy any suitable position above the ground.

This seeder is constructed with a cylinder, I, ends same, arranged to sow the seeder, taken G, and partitions F, the latter being used to keep grain in all parts of the cylinder, as nearly alike las possible. It also has a series of holes, or perforations, b b, 8vo., made through it, of suitable size for seed to pass out,- an'd holes, P, for the convenience of putting in grain.

A slide, I', iig. 6, has holes, N, made through it, corresponding to the holes P, g. 2, in the cylinder I, and itis arranged to slide back ,and forth longitudinally, o'n supports J, rigidly fastened to the ends G, and in recesses'made in the edges of the partitions'F, a pin, d, fig. 6, projecting through one of the holes P, being used to move the slide.

An outer case, consisting of a series of strips, or staves, E, corresponding in number to the number of rowsof holes in the cylinder I, isheld by a seriesof bands, D, and operated as follows:

At iig. l the cylinder is closed, asv when carrying grain to or from a field.

To put in grain, the slide I is to be drawn out, as at iig. 2.

To set the case to sow grain in drills, so turn the case on cylinder I as to bring the strips E between the rows of holes b, as shown at fig. 3.

To sow broadcast, so move the strips E longitudi` nally with the cylinder, as to uncover all of the holes b, as shown at iig. 4.

The seeder is rotated by means of a pulley, L, figs. 1 and 9, fixed 'to the hub of one of the wheels B, in the ordinary manner, and a pulley, M, attachedto the end vof the cylinder-shaft H, iig. 5.

A frame, S, figs. 1 and 7, is jointed to the axle A, by means of rods m, and supports beams n, to which shovel-standards f are bolted fast in the usual manner,

said frame being raised and lowered by ver, Y, and a ratchet-plate, W.

Having thus described om invention,

What weclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-` 1. A seeder, G, composed of a cylinder, I, outer case D E, slide I', arranged to operate as and for the purpose set forth. i

2. The combination of the seeder with the standards V and frame O, as described.v

3. The combination of the seede'r with standards V, frames O and S, beams n, rods m, and shovel-standards f, as and for the purpose set forth.

E. W. HEWIT'I. GEO. GORHAM.

means of a le- Witnesses:

0. O. Town, Jos. M. Pam. 

